People – brian mayer

Elevate the Conversation

Apr 24, 2013

Conversation, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elevate the Conversation, Events, Gossip, Ideas, Intellectualism, Media, People, Proverbs, Quotes, Thinking

I was recently introduced to a proverb: Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. It’s amazing how succinctly this quote (usually misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt) describes the way most of our daily interactions work. Look at the media. Find yourself reading People magazine? Maybe you’d learn more by watching the…

My Sidecar Drivers

Apr 21, 2013

Blog

Immigration, Interesting People, People, San Francisco, Sidecar, Stories

I have been using Sidecar for about eight months. I don’t use other services, so I can’t say if my experiences with Sidecar have been unique, but the people I meet using Sidecar are the reason I do it. In just 10-30 minutes per ride, I have heard some amazing stories. I just went through…

Corporations Is People

Feb 16, 2013

Blog, Essays

Anti-Corporatism, Capitalism, Corporations, Corporations are People, Europe, Free Association, Freedom, Organizations, People, Profit, Society

We have all heard the phrase “corporations are people,” either stated in earnest as a reading of the law (corporations are people in that they are independent entities, pay taxes, have rights to due process, and of course, the right to free speech) or stated ironically as ammunition for our friends on the Left. But…